- Journal of International Environmental Application and Science
- Vol: 12 Issue: 1
- Modelling of Synthetic Accelerograms for Locations in Kosovo
Modelling of Synthetic Accelerograms for Locations in Kosovo
Authors : Shemsi Mustafa, D. Dojcinovski, G. Wang, Z. Elezaj
Pages : 29-36
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Publication Date : 2017-03-30
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Strong ground shaking causes severe damages to man-made facilities and sometimes induce loss of human lives. Studies of the characteristics of observed accelerograms from earthquake events upgrade one‟s capability in seismic hazard mitigation. The review of the seismic activity affecting the territory of Kosovo, points out that the region should be considered as having high seismic hazard potential. In order to be able to assess the seismic hazard, it is necessary to integrate data from various fields such as seismology, geology, tectonics, geophysics etc. The number of real earthquake histories registered in the territory of Kosovo is very limited, because the first seismological stations were installed, very recently. This is especially a problem when it comes to dynamic structural analysis. Seismic ground motions of high-frequency are generally required as input for non-linear dynamic structural analysis by engineers, especially for those who are engaged in performance-based seismic design. Simulating earthquake ground motions by models that correctly describe the intensity and frequency content variation with time will allow more accurate prediction of structural performance. The finite-fault model method was used for simulation of strong ground motions for several locations in Kosova.Keywords : simulation, finite-fault method, strong earthquake ground motion